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President requests striking railway workers to return to work
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President requests striking railway workers to return to work

President Maithripala Sirisena has requested all workers engaging in the railway strike action to report for work, taking into consideration…

byFaraz Shauketaly12/12/2017
Train Strike: Is ‘risking the children’s future’ the right thing to do?
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Train Strike: Is ‘risking the children’s future’ the right thing to do?

The Railways Trade Unions are carrying on with their strike defying all orders issued by authorities. So far among the…

byFaraz Shauketaly12/12/2017
Five arrested for attacking students
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Five arrested for attacking students

Kamburupitiya Police yesterday arrested five thugs, who were fleeing in a three-wheeler after assaulting some students of the Nilwala National…

byFaraz Shauketaly11/12/201711/12/2017
Education Minister orders probe into Maths textbook mix-up
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Education Minister orders probe into Maths textbook mix-up

Minister of Education, Akila Viraj Kariyawasam has ordered officials to immediately launch an investigation into an incident where History lessons…

byFaraz Shauketaly09/12/2017
National program provides insurance coverage to over 4.5 million school students
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National program provides insurance coverage to over 4.5 million school students

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Education Thursday implemented a national program to provide insurance coverage to over 4.5 million school students…

byFaraz Shauketaly07/12/2017
Registration of Persons Dept initiates one-day service for student IDs
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Registration of Persons Dept initiates one-day service for student IDs

The Department of Registration of persons has facilitated a one-day service for students sitting for the upcoming Ordinary Level Examinations…

byFaraz Shauketaly19/11/201719/11/2017
Sri Lanka national security think tank holds panel discussion on post-war role of armed forces
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Sri Lanka national security think tank holds panel discussion on post-war role of armed forces

Sri Lanka’s national security think tank, the Institute of National Security Studies Sri Lanka (INSSSL) held a panel discussion on…

byFaraz Shauketaly18/11/2017
Information technology becomes a compulsory subject for Sri Lankan students
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Information technology becomes a compulsory subject for Sri Lankan students

Sri Lanka Minister of Education Akila Viraj Kariyawasam says that steps will be taken to make the information technology a…

byFaraz Shauketaly15/11/2017
Medical students to return to academic activities after striking for 10 months over SAITM
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Medical students to return to academic activities after striking for 10 months over SAITM

Medical Faculty Students’ Action Committee (CMC) sources said the medical students who have been boycotting classes to protest the SAITM…

byFaraz Shauketaly09/11/2017

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